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Russell Brand's mother diagnosed with cancer

Sad news for Russell Brand this week, whose mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time.

The comedian pulled out of a concert at the Derby Assembly Rooms the day after he cancelled shows in Coventry and Glasgow on his Messiah Complex tour, citing "family reasons" as the cause.

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Brand then tweeted apologising to a fan and revealing the cause of the cancelled gigs, saying "Me Mum ain't well", before telling all his followers: "Sorry to eff you around with gigs. My mum ain't well. Tix will be honoured or refunded."

Brand told his fans about his mother, Barbara's diagnosis in his daily Youtube show The Trews: "My mother has currently got breast cancer" he said, before discussing how the NHS had been "destroyed" by budget cuts.

Russell is incredibly close to his mother, who raised him alone after splitting with his father. Barbara survived cancer of the uterus and breast cancer when Russell was a boy.